Scientific Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Cancer

Dermatologists have successfully hammered a thought to us all: sun exposure can cause skin cancer, so wear sunscreen when you're out in the sun. What dermatologists do not tell us that the vitamin D we get from the sun can also prevent serious cancers such as breast, colon, pancreas and prostate.

Mounting scientific evidence shows a strong association between vitamin D and cancer. Would not it be wonderful if we could prevent cancer by optimizing the level of vitamin D in the body? Even in patients with a diagnosis of cancer, regular vitamin D supplementation plays an important role in cancer treatment and prevention of its recurrence.

What stimulates the growth of cancer cells?

In the last two decades, research has clearly demonstrated two factors can promote the growth of cancer: Vitamin D deficiency and insulin resistance syndrome. First, let's examine how cancer develops. In your body, old cells are continually dying and fresh new cells are born. In other words, there is a further cycle of birth and death of cells. There is a fine balance between cell death and birth.

Vitamin D is involved in cell death and insulin is involved in the growth of new cells. Now consider a scenario in which low vitamin D in the body, and insulin levels are high. Both of these factors causes a shift in the normal balance of cell birth and death. Low vitamin D causes a reduction in cell death and high levels of insulin causes an increase in growth stanica.Neto result is a huge increase in the number of cells. This is exactly what happens when you have cancer;. Unlimited growth of abnormal cells in your body

High levels of insulin present in people with insulin resistance syndrome (also known as Metabolic Syndrome). In short, the insulin resistance syndrome consists of obesity, hypertension, low HDL cholesterol, high triglycerides, pre-diabetes or diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome and high levels of uric acid. You do not need all these features. Only a few of them are enough to have a diagnosis of insulin resistance syndrome. Some complications of insulin resistance syndrome include: coronary artery disease, stroke and fatty liver. For in-depth look at insulin resistance syndrome, please read my book, "Take charge of your diabetes ."

might be called a lack of vitamin D and high insulin, two important promoters of cancer. It is interesting to note that vitamin D has been shown to worsen the insulin resistance syndrome, which leads to a further increase in insulin levels.

In addition, obesity, which often plays a central role in insulin resistance syndrome, also causes a deficiency of vitamin D. Obesity is clearly a common denominator for insulin resistance and vitamin D deficiency. For a long time, doctors have known obesity to be a strong risk factor for cancer. We now understand that vitamin D deficiency and insulin resistance are two options that obesity is associated with cancer. Both vitamin D deficiency and insulin resistance syndrome has reached epidemic proportions, affecting hundreds of millions of people around the world. What is alarming is that both vitamin D deficiency and insulin resistance syndrome worsens. It is intuitive to predict that we will continue to see an increasing number of cancer cases as time passes.

Can vitamin D help in treating cancer?

the answer is yes!

Vitamin D not only helps in preventing cancer, but it also helps in treating raka.Istraživači with Harvard Medical School published an excellent article (3) in 2005, citing the overwhelming evidence that strongly supports the anti-cancer role of vitamin D supplementation in patients with colon cancer. In the case of breast cancer, the role of vitamin D as an anticancer agent is promising. In the case of prostate cancer appears to be more active form of vitamin D, known as 1,25 (OH) 2 vitamin D, provides anti-cancer activity.

Surprisingly, many oncologists do not seriously take into account the great anti-cancer benefits of vitamin D. Some oncologists to stay updated on current knowledge can casually recommend vitamin D to their patients. What I saw in my patients is usually something like this: If a patient brings the subject of vitamin D, oncologist might say, "Yes, it's a good idea should take vitamin D.". Unfortunately, it is often at the end of the tip. Vitamin D level is not checked. The dosage amount is not raspravljalo.Pacijent usually ends up taking vitamin D on their own at a dose of 400 IU per day, which is the label of the bottle, meets 100% of your recommended daily dose. When patients come to me for some other reason, such as diabetes, can check their vitamin D level. In most cases, their levels of vitamin D is low, despite the recommended dose of 400 IU per day.

So, beware and take responsibility for their vitamin D status and supplementation!

References:
1st Garland CF, Garland FC, ​​Gorham ED, et al. The role of vitamin D in cancer prevention. Am J Pub Health.2006, 96 (2) :252-26.
2nd Treti S, Hernes E, Berg JP, et al. The association between serum 25 (OH) D and death from prostate cancer. Br J Cancer.2009, 100 (3) :450-454th
3rd Giovannucci E. Epidemiology of vitamin D and cancer incidence and mortality: an overview (United States). Cancer Causes Control.2005;. 16 (2) :83-95